On Friday, May 18, The Waldorf Hotel and VancouversVeryOwn.com present the launch party for World Star Fridays! Every month in The Waldorf’s Hideaway, World Star Fridays (#WSF) will introduce Vancouver to a careful selection of cutting edge DJs and artists, both local and international. Alongside residents Relly Rel$, Crillz and Andishae, their goal is simple: [...]

Come get down with resident DJ Cherchez La Femme and friends every Saturday in the Hideaway. Non-stop dance hall, rap, club bangers and more! This week Cherchez welcomes special guest Relly Rels. Doors at 10pm

NightHeat and the Georgia Straight present an early show with Dan Bern and The Fugitives. Dan Bern Dan Bern is best known for his prolific songwriting and magical stage presence. He has released some dozen albums since 1997, while performing everywhere from small clubs to Carnegie Hall. Fresh off the heels of 2010’s Live in [...]

Meet a member of our creative community. Michael Red is a Vancouver DJ and producer who frequently puts on events and performs at the Waldorf. You can catch him this weekend at The Surefire Sound Tour on Friday May 11 and Brainfeeder showcase on Saturday May 12. Hello my name is… Michael Red aka MRed [...]

Color Magazine, Vans and the Waldorf Hotel present Trash Talk. Trash Talk is an American hardcore punk band hailing from Sacramento, California, formed in 2005. Trash Talk combines modern hardcore and thrash with the aggression of its descendants, creating a sound that is at once exciting, unrelenting and entirely fresh. They are on tour in [...]

Legendary Long Weekends are back for their second round in 2012. Featuring three rooms, three sounds, nine DJs, and always a quality party crowd! Cabaret Mike McSuede • Sam Zenn • Nigel Ray Hideaway Willisist • J.F. Killah • Mechwarrior Tiki Bar my!gay!husband! • Abasi • Sincerely Hana Doors at 9:30pm Advance tickets are $12/$15 [...]

Bubbling out of Britain’s hyper speed continuum Ben UFO has been instrumental in steering the UK’s gaze beyond dub step. Uniquely he has done this without ever putting out a record with his name on it, although he has been massively influential as boss of record label Hessle Audio, Ben UFO has made his impact [...]

You Only Live Once is a monthly party in the Hideaway at the Waldorf Hotel curated by Cameron Reed AKA Babe Rainbow (Warp Records). Enjoy rap music and other danceables with rotating local guests and friends from out of town (Grimes, d’Eon, CFCF, Blood Diamonds, Teen Daze). For this instalment of YOLO, Cam will be [...]

Wednesdays at the Waldorf now feature the best of alternative Latin culture! Come for live Afro Cuban Jazz, film screenings and the best Cumbias courtesy of Operacion: Bikini. Live Afro Cuban Jazz Nuba Cafe at 7pm Details here A Screening of El Hombe De Al Lado Tiki Bar at 9pm Details here Tropidelica The best [...]

Join us on Wednesday May 9 for a screening of the Argentine film El Hombre De Al Lado (The Man Next Door). Synopsis In El Hombre de al Lado, Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat look at what happens when two neighbours from opposite worlds are forced to confront one another’s existence. In this black comedy, [...]

The Waldorf has a huge weekend of dance music programming coming up on Friday May 11 and Saturday May 12 (view the details below!) Advance tickets for each of these nights is $15 and it will be more at the door. We’re offering a limited amount of passes that get you past the line and [...]

Meet a member of our creative community. Sarah Holtom is a Vancouver artist who will be live painting 50 portraits in 15 days in the Black and Yellow Gallery. Opening is on Thursday May 3. The portraits will be on display till May 30. Hello my name is… Sarah Holtom. At The Waldorf I… love [...]

Come get down with resident DJ Cherchez La Femme and friends every Saturday in the Hideaway. Non-stop dance hall, rap, club bangers and more! This week Cherchez welcomes special guest Sage Wondah! Doors at 10pm Admission is $12 before 11pm

Join us Wednesday June 13 for an evening with How to Dress Well. Garnering inspiration from a broad range of artistic, cinematic, philosophical, and musical sources How To Dress Well, aka Tom Krell, creates music that is provocative and compelling. Though the arrangements are remarkable, it is Krell’s singing voice that truly carries How To [...]

Join us for the kick off of our new weekly event After Dinner Mint. Featuring Van Django! After Dinner Mint is a nostalgic night of dinner, live music and dancing launching in our Nuba Café on May 10th. Come enjoy a night of dinner and dance to noteworthy musical acts featuring the styles of Jazz [...]

Join us Thursday May 3 for a fundraiser for Terror Bird’s European tour. She’ll be joined by Chains of Love, The Ballantynes, and Juvenille Hall. This event will also feature the video launch for Terror Bird’s single “Waiting for Nothing” and the CD release for her latest album Secret Rituals. Waiting for Nothing EP by [...]

Intimate Productions, Red Bull and The Waldorf present a multiroom dance party headlined by… Art Department. Art Department (No.19 Music / Crosstown Rebels) Art Department is the brainchild of Canadian techno/house Legend Kenny Glasgow and Canada’s fastest rising star and No.19 label owner – Jonny White. As individuals both Kenny and Jonny have released countless [...]

While Distal is happening in the Cabaret, join us for four great acts from Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder Collective! Featuring Samiyam, Mono/poly, Ryatt and Mast! Samiyam www.soundcloud.com/brainfeeder/samiyam-cushion Mono/poly www.monopolytracks.com Ryatt www.ryat.bandcamp.com Mast www.soundcloud.com/mmaast With Tight Mike and Michael Red Details on Distal in the Cabaret Facebook event page Advance tickets are $15 // $20 at the [...]

Insideoutradio.ca presents Midnight City with Jacques Greene. With highly regarded recordings on LuckyMe, Night Slugs, and his own recently launched label Vase, along with a collection of remixes for artists such as Jimmy Edgar, Katy B and Radiohead, Montreal prodigy Jacques Greene has become yet another Canadian artist at the vanguard of electronic music. Already [...]

Serious Issues is a party for young people interested in serious issues and partying. Featuring drinking, dancing, drinking, and short multimedia talks on creative actions by some of Canada’s most prominent activists. There will be food everywhere as if the party was catered. Because it will be catered. Generously donated by Nuba. With DJs Cam [...]